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With 9% of Voters Still Undecided, The Election Is Far From Over

While most polls put Obama comfortably ahead, the most accurate pollster in 2004, IBD/TIPP, shows a much closer race with Obama leading by 2.8%.

According to the poll, almost 9% of voters are still undecided — down from 12% just two days ago. As voters make up their minds, McCain appears to be grabbing the larger share of these late-deciders which has enabled him to pick up a point against Obama. If this level of movement holds with the remaining 9% of undecideds, there is just enough room for McCain to close the gap (the margin of error is 3.5%).

The race has come down to a few key states and while he’s still facing an uphill battle, McCain has a shot.

So why do most pollsters want us to believe the election is over? Well one pollster (who works mostly for Democrats) believes it’s due to a pro-Democrat bias and perhaps even an attempt by the mainstream media to suppress Republican turnout. Just a theory, but it gels with the fact that historically the polls always show the Democrat candidate doing much better than they actually do on election day.